Regina city police have been asked to conduct an independent, external investigation into the circumstances leading up to a fatal rollover in the Onion Lake area on Saturday.

In a news release issued Monday afternoon, RCMP said officers were conducting a check stop around 9 p.m. Saturday when a stopped vehicle took off at a high rate of speed. Officers began a pursuit, then called it off out of concern for public safety.

“Shortly after the pursuit was terminated, the vehicle lost control and rolled,” the RCMP release stated. “The lone, male occupant was pronounced deceased at the scene.”

The driver’s name and age were not released. The location of the check stop and subsequent rollover were also not released.

In addition to requesting an independent investigation, the RCMP also asked the provincial Ministry of Justice to appoint an independent observer, according to the release.

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